Let It Begin Here! The Day the American Revolution Began April 19, 1775 |
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| Author:
| Brown, Don |
| Illustrator:
| Brown, Don |
| Series title: | Actual Times Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59643-645-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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The first book in Don Brown'sActual Times series brings the start of the American Revolution to life.
A 26-year-old King George II found himself in financial turmoil after crushing the French, Austrians, and Spanish in battle. Luckily money was no object since he could easily get it back by raising taxes on his American colonies...but what King George didn't realize was the colonies were beginning to have a mind of their own and had started to set their sights on...
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The first book in Don Brown'sActual Times series brings the start of the American Revolution to life.
A 26-year-old King George II found himself in financial turmoil after crushing the French, Austrians, and Spanish in battle. Luckily money was no object since he could easily get it back by raising taxes on his American colonies...but what King George didn't realize was the colonies were beginning to have a mind of their own and had started to set their sights on freedom.
The cast of characters includes those we know--the famous silversmith, turned messenger, Paul Revere--and many we haven't heard of like "Flinty Whittemore," a 78-year-old who fought off the British with a musket, two pistols, a sword, was bayoneted 14 times and still lived another 18 years to brag about it.
Detailed, yet accessible, Don Brown's award-winning nonfiction style brilliantly comes to life inLet It Begin Here,this fascinating account of the start of the Revolutionary War.